Warner Bros. Had the Biggest Home Video Market Share in 2006

Despite having a great 2006, it was Warner Bros. Home Video and not Buena Vista Home Entertainment who had the biggest market share.

In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, it seems that movies like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire helped give Warner Bros. an 18.4% market share.

Buena Vista Home Entertainment was a close second with 16.1%. They had films like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe to help propel them into that position.

Coming in third with 15% was 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Some of their bigger titles were Ice Age: The Meltdown and X-Men 3: The Last Stand.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment came in fourth place with 13.2%. Universal Studios Home Entertainment placed fifth "with a 12.4% market share."

Coming in sixth was Paramount Home Entertainment, "with a market share of 12.2%."

Lastly, Lionsgate closed out "the year at 5.2%, while upstart Genius Products came in at 1.4%."

Overall consumers spent $24.2 billion on home video purchases and rentals.

Dont't forget to also check out: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released November 18th, 2005 and stars Eric Sykes, Timothy Spall, David Tennant, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Mark Williams, James Phelps. The film is directed by Mike Newell.


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